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Certain observations upon Hosea the second the 7. & 8. verses As they were…Certaine observations vpon Hosea the second the 7. & 8. verses As they were…
Certain observations upon Hosea the second the 7. & 8. verses As they were delivered at a friends house who had broken his leg, for which meeting the author was committed to the White-Lyon by Sir Thomas Mallet late judge of assize for the county where he remaineth prisoner of Jesus Christ. By William Kiffin.Certaine observations vpon Hosea the second the 7. & 8. verses As they were delivered at a friends house who had broken his legg, for which meeting the author was committed to the White-Lyon by Sir Thomas Mallet late judge of assize for the county where he remaineth prisioner of Iesvs Christ. By William Kiffin.
London: printed for William Larner, 1642
Title page typeset from the transcription.
CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS UPON HOSEA THE SECOND.CERTAINE OBSERVATIONS UPON HOSEA THE SECOND.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And therefore though this may be a reason which may ⟨p. 19⟩seem to beat off some from the profession of Christ, yet it should rather engage the Saints to follow Christ, and to keep close to his ways, as knowing, that those that honour God, he will honour them: and wherein can men honour God more then by a close walking in a conformity to his will?
And therefore though this may be a reason which may ⟨p. 19⟩seeme to beat off some from the profession of Christ, yet it should rather ingage the Saints to follow Christ, and to keepe close to his wayes, as knowing, that those that honour God, he will honour them: and wherein can men honour God more then by a close walking in a conformity to his will?
3. Rea. Why its best with the Saints when they cleave to the Lord, is because that those who so do, are not only kept from shame and confusion, but likewise they are kept from those distracting fears that are ready to lay hold on persons of all sorts in times of danger, and therefore saith David, I will not be afraid of evil tidings, and what was the reason of it? he gives it himself, because, (saith he) my heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord: It's like if Davids heart had bin wandering any where else, then he would quickly have feared evil tidings; but he now (having his heart cleaving to God) feareth them not; and in the 23. Psal. 3, 4. he restoreth my soul, and leadeth me in the paths of righteousness: yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; Mark I pray, when once David was brought to walk in the paths of righteousness, then (saith he) though I walk even in the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear, as if he should say, though my life be as near taking away from me, as the shadow of a man is to a man, yet I will not fear, for I walking in the paths of righteousness know, that thou art with me. And truly it is no small privilege, (especially in times of fears) to be kept and secured from fears, for many times the consequences that fears produce upon a person, brings more dangerous events along with it, then if the very thing feared had come upon them, and more is required to keep a man from the fear of danger, then from the danger it self,